Jackson County Historical Society

Analysis

Jackson County Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Independence, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jackson County Historical Society reported income of $305k and spending of $279k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $255k to $305k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jackson County Historical Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kindred Arts Inc ($305k), Friends of Lincolnville Inc ($305k) and Clover High School Choral Booster Club ($305k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 4 employees.